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A weekly look at vacant storefronts and business spaces in the community.
Drive around Foxborough long enough and you’re bound to see an empty storefront or vacant building. But do you ever stop to envision what could move into town to fill that opening in town? We do and now we are asking you in our continuing series, "Visions for Vacancies." We'll showcase an empty storefront or building and ask you what should take up the space. This is your place to sound off and have your say about local businesess and open spaces. This week, we turn our attention to vacant space inside the Hercules Plaza on Route 1 in Foxborough. The retail space, located at 211 North St., is…
Drive around Foxborough long enough and you’re bound to see an empty storefront or vacant building. But do you ever stop to envision what could move into town to fill that empty space? We do and now we are asking you in our continuing series, "Visions for Vacancies." We'll showcase an empty storefront or building and ask you what should take up the space. This is your place to sound off and have your say about local businesses and open spaces. This week, we turn our attention to property on Commercial Street next to Work Out World in Foxborough. The retail space sits empty in the same parking…
Drive around Foxborough long enough and you’re bound to see an empty storefront or vacant building. But do you ever stop to envision what could move into town to fill that opening in town? We do and now we are asking you in our continuing series, "Visions for Vacancies." We'll showcase an empty storefront or building and ask you what should take up the space. This is your place to sound off and have your say about local businesses and open spaces. This week, we turn our attention to property on 1 Lincoln Rd. off Route 1 Foxborough. The retail/auto dealership space currently has a free …
CORRECTION (Friday, Oct. 12, 1:24 p.m.) - A previous version of this article stated this building was formerly an Andersen National Lumber location on Route 1 in Foxborough. That is incorrect, as confirmed by Deborah Rowell of National Lumber. "On behalf of National Lumber, I can assure you that this was never a National Lumber location," Rowell said. "Also, Andersen Windows & Doors are products we sell, not part of our company name. We are aware of the logos on the building. They were put there for a particular event some time ago. We are looking into who currently owns the building, and …
Drive around Foxborough long enough and you’re bound to see an empty storefront or vacant building. But do you ever stop to envision what could move into town to fill that opening in town? We do, and now we are asking you to share your thoughts in our continuing series, "Visions for Vacancies." We'll showcase an empty storefront or building and ask you what should take up the space. This is your place to sound off and have your say about local businesses and open spaces. This week, we turn our attention to open space in The Shops at Chestnut Green plaza on Main Street – the old Glee Gifts …
Drive around Foxborough long enough and you’re bound to see an empty storefront or vacant building. But do you ever stop to envision what could move into town to fill that opening in town? We do and now we are asking you in our continuing series, "Visions for Vacancies." We'll showcase an empty storefront or building and ask you what should take up the space. This is your place to sound off and have your say about local businesess and open spaces. This week, we turn our attention to a building that has been dormant for decades – the old auditorium of the former Foxborough State Hospital on …
Drive around Foxborough long enough and you’re bound to see an occassional empty storefront or vacant business space. But do you ever stop to envision what could move into town to fill that opening in town? If you do, so do we. When we see a vacant property, we want to know what it was, why it left and what could replace it. It’s these kinds of thoughts and conversations that have inspired a new weekly feature on Foxborough Patch that profiles these vacant properties around town and asks you should go there. We’re calling it “Visions for Vacancies.” In this feature, we'll be asking you what …

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